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A hholidayoliday ooff a llifetime…ifetime… … A llifetimeifetime ooff hholidaysolidays www.canalboatclub.com WWelcomeelcome Becoming a member of Canalboat Club will enable you to take a narrowboat holiday every year from a choice of start locations for life. When buying a week or more of use you are joining an exclusive club of owners who fi nd this an extremely economical and practical way of fulfi lling both their boating and holiday dreams. You pay just the initial asking price and then an annual management fee each year after that, and that’s all you pay apart from the fuel (Utility Fee) if you use the boat. The annual management fee covers items such as moorings, licenses, insurance, cleaning, reservation and administration services, boat maintenance, tuition at the start of each holiday and a 24hr helpline. Your ownership is for life,* so it can work out as a very cost effective holiday which you can pass or leave in your will to family or friends. Canalboat Club has chosen RCI (www.rci.com) as its preferred exchange provider. With membership to RCI you will have the fl exibility to exchange your Canalboat Club week to one of tens of thousands of holiday properties worldwide spanning the spectrum from hotel rooms and suites to villas, cottages, bungalows, campgrounds and traditional holiday apartments. Canalboat Club boats are managed by ABC Boat Management which is a subsidiary of ABC Leisure Group, the largest privately owned specialist operator of narrowboats on the UK’s canals and rivers with 35 years experience of operating boats and a vast array of associated services. For more information see www.abcboatmanagement.com and www.abclg.com Canalboat Club has appointed Hutchinson & Co as the trustee to protect your legal rights of occupation as they hold ownership of the boats on behalf of the members. For more information visit www.hutchtrust.co.uk (*until 2076 or other terms specifi ed in the documentation) 2 www.canalboatclub.com T: 01395 443363 E: [email protected] TThehe NNarrowboatarrowboat HHolidayoliday EExperiencexperience The beautiful canals of England and Wales wind their way through a variety of interesting and distinctive locations offering you the chance to stop off and investigate further at a mooring of your choice or to simply continue cruising onto the next destination. On a narrowboat holiday you are free to decide whether you want a relaxing escape from it all, enjoying remote rural countryside or would rather an action packed holiday of sightseeing famous cities, attractions and enjoying the associated nightlife. Or maybe a combination of both? You can be somewhere different everyday and you are able to set your own itinerary if you want one at all! A boating holiday is the fastest way to slow down and relax. The cruising routes on the following pages give you just some of the options available to you. Alternatively you may wish to just stay at the marina where the boat is moored and treat your boat as a fl oating holiday cottage. Or of course with RCI membership you can exchange your time on the boat with some other type of holiday or place in the world, giving you total fl exibility. Cruising Options Key: 7 = Number of nights 3 www.canalboatclub.com T: 01395 443363 E: [email protected] YYourour BBoatoat Galley with cooker, refrigerator, microwave, sink and all the other 4 BBertherth (sleeps max 4 people), 45 foot long items that you need to cook and eat on board. CFLE>< >8CC<P 98K?IFFD D8JK<I9<;IFFD A comfortable double berth on both FM<E&>I@CC =I@;>< 98K?J?FN<I ;I<JJ@E>K89C< sizes of boats and, on the sleeps J<KK<<&GLCCFLK N8I;IF9< six, two single berths. ;FL9C<9@IK? :IL@J<I;<:B JK<GJ I<DFM<89C< N<CC;<:B ;@E@E>K89C< A bathroom with toilet, shower and washbasin on both boats, and an extra toilet on the six berth boats. KM&M@;<F&:;&I8;@F >8JCF:B<I A dinette for eating and relaxing during the day and which also makes up to a double berth if 6 BBertherth (sleeps max 6 people), 55 foot long required at night. CFLE>< >8CC<P KN@E9<;IFFD98K?IFFD D8JK<I9<;IFFD TV and video or DVD. Radio and FM<E&>I@CC =I@;><J@E>C<9<IK?J 98K?J?FN<I N8I;IF9< ;I<JJ@E>K89C< CD player. J<KK<<&GLCCFLK ;FL9C<9@IK? Central heating and a 240 volt :IL@J<I;<:B JK<GJ I<DFM<89C< N<CC ;@E@E>K89C< ;<:B electricity supply. KM&M@;<F&:;&I8;@F >8JCF:B<I As all boats are individually hand crafted some boat layouts may differ. 4 www.canalboatclub.com T: 01395 443363 E: [email protected] LLOCATIONS:OCATIONS: Your choice of 7 unique start locations BBlackwaterlackwater MMeadoweadow MMarinaarina >> Shropshire – Llangollen Canal For tranquillity and beauty, start Llangollen & Return >> 7 nights from Blackwater Meadow and meander along the Llangollen The Llangollen Canal is arguably the most beautiful canal on the whole system and combines the gentle countryside of Shropshire and the more and Shropshire Union Canals, dramatic landscape of the Welsh border. enjoying the wide open spaces and hillsides of Wales and the It boasts one of the most striking features on the UK canals – the Pontcysyllte north-west. For pretty scenery Aqueduct which can be reached from Blackwater Meadow in a week. and stunning views, little Unusually, this canal has a fl ow of 2mph as it feeds other canals, so the compares to the Llangollen Canal outbound journey will always be slower than on the way back. with features including ‘meres’ The last locks are at New Marton, half way between Ellesmere and Chirk. and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. From there on, as it clings to the hillside contours, an enchanting blend Chirk of aqueducts and tunnels takes the canal, lock free, to Llangollen. Here a steam railway runs trains for 7 ½ miles along the River Dee. BLACKWATER MEADOW Cruising options include: Chester & Return >> 7 nights On this popular countryside route the locks are well spaced for Growen 7 Llangollen & Return easy cruising. 14 Four Counties Ring You can choose to travel to Chester and then retrace your steps back to 7 Chester & Return the marina or continue along the Shropshire Union main line to its historic terminal on the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port (now a boat Museum). Burgedin 7 Montgomery Canal Mooring in Chester is within easy reach of the walled city centre with Montgomery Canal its medieval ‘rows’ where there are a variety of shops, galleries and the Welshpool majestic cathedral. Berriew 5 www.canalboatclub.com T: 01395 443363 E: [email protected] LLOCATIONS:OCATIONS: Your choice of 7 unique start locations AAlvechurchlvechurch MMarina,arina, WWorcestershireorcestershire >> Worcester & Birmingham Canal Alvechurch marina is adjacent Stourport Ring >> 7 nights to a railway station and has a Droitwich Canal CAMRA award winning pub on One of the most popular one week cruises. This route of contrasts takes site serving real ale and good in the 21st century Birmingham city centre, 19th century heritage food. The marina is at the heart and some of the most rural stretches of canal imaginable along with the of an extremely varied canal River Severn. network, with a great selection Much of the stunning new development in Birmingham city centre of ring routes. Features is focused on the canalside area - Symphony Hall, the International include the impressive 30 lock Convention Centre and the Sea Life Centre. Branch off to the impressive Tardebigge Flight in one direction Netherton tunnel or visit the award winning Black Country Museum. or miles of lock free cruising to Birmingham in the other. If time permits, experience the wonder of steam trains on the Severn Valley Railway, with a trip from Kidderminster to the picturesque market ALVECHURCH town of Bridgnorth. Lapworth Stoke Prior Cruising options include: Take an enviable river perspective of the magnifi cent Worcester cathedral in a city where you will also fi nd both quaint and modern shopping malls and, of course, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Museum. 7 Stourport Ring 7 Stratford-upon-Avon >> 7 nights & Return Stratford-upon-Avon & Return Cruise through idyllic stretches of countryside to this historic town, each 14 Avon Ring route offering a superb mixture of culture, history and shopping. 7 Black Country Ring Moor in the beautifully maintained canal basin at Stratford, near to the 14 Warwickshire Ring Royal Shakespeare Theatre, shops, restaurants and pubs. 6 www.canalboatclub.com T: 01395 443363 E: [email protected] LOCATIONS: LLOCATIONS:OCATIONS: Your choice of 7 unique start locations WWorcesterorcester MMarina,arina, WWorcestershireorcestershire >> Worcester & Birmingham Canal Based at the southern end of the Avon Ring >> 14 nights Worcester Birmingham Canal in the heart of the city an ideal To really enjoy the delightful river cruising on both the Severn and Avon start location for routes into you will need at least a 14 night break. In fact, allowing two weeks enables Shakespeare country via the a detour down to Gloucester to visit its docks, warehouses and museums. Rivers Severn and Avon, or trips Worcester,Tewkesbury, Evesham and Stratford each offer a superb mixture along the canal north into rural of culture, history and shopping. Worcestershire. Here you will pass through the heart of the Droitwich Ring >> 7 nights picturesque Archers country. This marina has easy access to Late 2010 should see the opening of the restored Droitwich Canal. The railway and bus stations and is canal links the Worcester and Birmingham with the River Severn at 5 minutes walk from city centre Hawford creating a new mini ring from Worcester.
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